Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen
- 2006
- 1h 48m
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7.0/10
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A documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.A documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.A documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.
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- 3 wins total
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- TriviaAs director Sönke Wortmann was allowed to film Germany's national side "backstage", he almost became a team member. Coach Jürgen Klinsmann asked him to produce short films to motivate the team before every match during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- GoofsThe game Germany-Ecuador is dated as on June, 9th. In fact, it took place on June, 20th. Ecuador was the home team, so the correct designation is Ecuador-Germany.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Neues aus der Anstalt: Große Erfolge (2007)
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In summer, I watched the World Championship with enthusiasm. Having heard that director Sönke Wortmann were with the German team and would make a movie, I was really interested and expected fascinating impressions "from back office". But the result is disappointing: Jürgen Klinsmann is shouting and motivating the team all the time, the players are really engaged, joking around or answering simple questions and the games are repeated once again in short versions with all goals. But there are no views on the players' relations (except the competition between Lehmann and Kahn), moments of conflicts or controversies have found no way into the movie (perhaphs, there was nothing than harmony...) and no one in the film is really portrayed as an individual. The movie is an documentary which could have been made by any DFB official (German Football Association) who wants to produce a big seized promotion video. Maybe, Sönke Wortmann earns enough money to work on a better movie in the following time...
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- Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
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- $31,257,991
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
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